Juan

Juan is 54 years old, single and has two children. He lives in the municipality of Santa Cruz de Yojoa. He has always worked as a farmer of basic grains, and has several years of experience harvesting grains such as corn. He sells his product in the local market.

This loan request is his second cycle with ODEF, and he asks for 10,000 Lempiras. He plans to invest the loan in preparing his property for cleaning, fertilization and sowing of corn. This loan will help him keep his property in good condition in order to harvest a good yield of corn. His plan is to purchase a new farm so that he may be able to leave his children something that will help them support themselves in the future.

Additional Information

This loan is administered by Organización de Desarrollo Empresarial Femenino Financiera, S.A. (ODEF), a Kiva Field Partner in Honduras. A leader in the microfinance sector since 1985, ODEF strives to combat poverty by offering a wide array of financial services to low-income men and women. The organization works with its parent NGO, ODEF OPD, to provide training and technical assistance to impoverished microentrepreneurs. By incorporating the entire family unit in this process, ODEF OPD aims to improve the standard of living through the creation of profitable enterprises. Visit ODEF’s partner page for more information.